Channel Bandwidth Assignment Based on Mobile Communications Device Capability Data

1. Network equipment, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: receiving mobile bandwidth data from a mobile device, the mobile bandwidth data comprising an indication of bandwidth part information and a widest bandwidth part that the mobile device is capable of supporting, wherein the network equipment is part of a communications network; determining, based on the mobile bandwidth data, a first selected bandwidth part from among a group of bandwidth parts supported by the communications network that does not exceed the widest bandwidth part that mobile device is capable of supporting; assigning the first selected bandwidth part for scheduling communications of the mobile device; selecting, based on communications of the mobile device, a second selected bandwidth part that does not exceed the widest bandwidth part that mobile device is capable of supporting; and assigning the second selected bandwidth part for scheduling future communications of the mobile device, after the communications.

2. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise maintaining, in storage accessible via the communications network, the mobile bandwidth data in association with an identity of the mobile device, and forwarding the mobile bandwidth data to a target cell in conjunction with a handover of the mobile device to the target cell.

3. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element that comprises an indication that the mobile device supports bandwidth parts.

4. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element that comprises data representing a maximum static bandwidth part supported by the mobile device.

5. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving a first information element that comprises an indication that the mobile device supports bandwidth parts, and receiving a second information element that comprises data representing a maximum static bandwidth part supported by the mobile device.

6. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element that comprises data representing a maximum static bandwidth part per band supported by the mobile device.

7. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise requesting the mobile bandwidth data from the mobile device, and wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data occurs in response to the requesting of the mobile bandwidth data.

8. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element.

9. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving the mobile bandwidth data as part of capability reporting by the mobile device.

10. The network equipment of claim 1, wherein the second selected bandwidth part is selected based on a change of data usage of the mobile device.

11. A method, comprising: receiving, by a processing system including a processor, mobile bandwidth data from a mobile device, the mobile bandwidth data comprising an indication of bandwidth part information and a widest bandwidth part that the mobile device is capable of supporting, wherein the processing system is part of a communications network; determining, by the processing system and based on the mobile bandwidth data, a first selected bandwidth part from among a group of bandwidth parts supported by the communications network that does not exceed the widest bandwidth part that mobile device is capable of supporting; and assigning, by the processing system, the first selected bandwidth part for scheduling communications of the mobile device; selecting, by the processing system and based on communications of the mobile device, a second selected bandwidth part that does not exceed the widest bandwidth part that mobile device is capable of supporting; and assigning, by the processing system, the second selected bandwidth part for scheduling future communications of the mobile device, after the communications.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element that comprises data representing a maximum static bandwidth part supported by the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element that comprises data representing a maximum static bandwidth part per band supported by the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising requesting, by the processing system, the mobile bandwidth data from the mobile device, and wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data occurs in response to the requesting of the mobile bandwidth data.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving of the mobile bandwidth data comprises receiving the mobile bandwidth data as part of capability reporting by the mobile device.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of first network equipment of a communication system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: receiving bandwidth data from a user device indicating a target bandwidth value that is supported by the user device; assigning, based on the bandwidth data, a first selected bandwidth part from a group of bandwidth parts supported by a cell of the communication system that does not exceed the target bandwidth value; communicating, to second network equipment that is part of the cell, information representing the first selected bandwidth part for use in scheduling communications of the user device; selecting, based on communications of the user device, a second selected bandwidth part that does not exceed a widest bandwidth part that mobile device is capable of supporting; and assigning the second selected bandwidth part for scheduling future communications of the mobile device, after the communications.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise maintaining the bandwidth data in association with an identity of the user device, and forwarding the bandwidth data to a target cell in conjunction with a transfer of network service of the user device from the cell to the target cell.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the second selected bandwidth part is selected based on a change of data usage of the user device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise requesting the bandwidth data from the user device, and wherein the receiving of the bandwidth data occurs in response to the requesting of the bandwidth data.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the receiving the bandwidth data comprises receiving an information element that comprises data representing a maximum static bandwidth part supported by the user device as the target bandwidth value.